Bear Down Wildcats

Chicat wrote:8+ years

$40 Million+ in business brought in.

Fired right before Christmas because the douchebag that I trained and who was promoted over me wants to build his own team of kiss-asses and fellow douchenozzles.

That'll teach me to be a team player...

I should have fucking quit a year ago. Bunch of fucking assholes.

ah fuck me -- that straight pisses me off.

Holy hell Chi, I am so sorry to read all of this. I know you're are going to land a great position and then kill your competition, but this is just terrible the hear, especially to their top performer. Rightfully so, your former coworkers need to be worried. What a dick Busch league move.

Paybacks coming. Good luck tonight man, I'm rooting for you. Bear Down.

Damn, sorry Chi. Fuck people who don't pay it forward and aren't team players only looking out for themselves! Chi your gonna end up with a much better job, you have to much good karma and good vibes coming your way. I can't believe they let their top erner go, fucking stupid VP. Hope he eats shit and doesn't make his 2017 now.

What a shitty way to do business. It really crushes the morale of the rest of the team because no matter how well they perform this stunt shows they are at risk.

This is an opportunity to upgrade to an outfit that doesn't do people like that. Keep positive!!

I appreciate it guys. Onward and upward!

Obviously a crappy situation.

But there can be light at the end of even crappy situations.

Like, for example, when you job search only happens to turn up appropriate opportunities in places other than Indiana.

Find a job in Denver

Chi only technically lives in Indiana.

Longhorned wrote:Chi only technically lives in Indiana.

Well then this is an amazing opportunity he's been handed to end that technicality

Maybe Chi will get a nice position abroad, away from all the "greatness" about to happen in America.

Haha, actually looking at stuff here in Indiana so I can stop commuting to Chicago. Or a work-from-home thing, but in sales that usually involves 50% travel to other armpits of the country.

ain't it time to abandon indytucky?

ASUHATER! wrote:ain't it time to abandon indytucky?

The wife's family is here. I'd move back to Chicago, but that's about as far as we're going.

Unless someone knows of some sweet $400K gig in Silicon Valley, Denver, or Tucson they want to slide my way...

Shit, man. That's tough. Best of luck in the near future. Hopefully you'll soon be posting in the Why I Own the World thread.

Oh and Lando... I'm really sorry to hear about your family. Be strong.

Chicat wrote:8+ years

$40 Million+ in business brought in.

Fired right before Christmas because the douchebag that I trained and who was promoted over me wants to build his own team of kiss-asses and fellow douchenozzles.

That'll teach me to be a team player...

I should have fucking quit a year ago. Bunch of fucking assholes.

Don't often visit this thread, and missed this, but that really sucks.

But $40M looks really good on a resume.

But nice you gave time to spend with your family at Christmas. No doubt your boys appreciate your time together.

Chicat wrote:I appreciate it guys. Onward and upward!

You'll be posting in the Why I Own the World thread in no time, I'm sure. Merk's right, it's a perfect time for a little time off.

I can't wait for summer so I can get rid of this fucking cold.

Chicat wrote:8+ years

$40 Million+ in business brought in.

Fired right before Christmas because the douchebag that I trained and who was promoted over me wants to build his own team of kiss-asses and fellow douchenozzles.

That'll teach me to be a team player...

I should have fucking quit a year ago. Bunch of fucking assholes.

Sorry to hear about this Chicat.
It seems to me that bosses are pretty oblivious to the truth.
I changed jobs for a while about every 7 years or so.
I have worked for myself since about 2003 and, even though my boss is a dick, I wouldn't go back unless I wanted to just slide til retirement.
Hope you find your dream situation.

Here's a new one: I leave one school for a different school, and the director of my new school insists that I continue to answer to the director of my previous school where I no longer work.

Longhorned wrote:Here's a new one: I leave one school for a different school, and the director of my new school insists that I continue to answer to the director of my previous school where I no longer work.

huh? how does that even work?

PieceOfMeat wrote:

Longhorned wrote:Here's a new one: I leave one school for a different school, and the director of my new school insists that I continue to answer to the director of my previous school where I no longer work.

huh? how does that even work?

My previous director informs me that he's continuing to assign me responsibilities in my new unit without with consulting me, and my new director informs me that he's indeed deferring such decisions about my work in my new unit to my previous director. How does this even work? Maybe I'll find out as part of the grievance I guess I have to file against my new director. I'd guess that the committee who reviews the grievance will have never heard of such a ridiculous situation.

They have to be friends or at least professional colleagues.

Someone (old director?) is pulling rank or they both sit on some national committee somewhere and funding is involved at some level, is my best guess.

I am so sorry LB, this situation sucks.

This is one example in my belief that academic is more cutthroat than any business environment. It was sad for me to realize, because at one point I would've loved to be a professor, but that was before I understood it wasn't as egalitarian as I once perceived.

Wanna have a good time? Go tot he grocery store today.

azgreg wrote:Wanna have a good time? Go tot he grocery store today.

i was at Wal Mart (sadly) on thursday afternoon...jeebus. it was the one at the foothills mall and I swear half of tucson was there. it made me realize that humanity is a blight on the earth.

Just went to the store and it was dead.

Longhorned wrote:Just went to the store and it was dead.

You spelled closed wrong.

40 today. Bleh.

UAdevil wrote:40 today. Bleh.

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday!

Damn, Chi, I don't come to this thread very often and just saw the news. Man, I sure hope things shape up for you soon. You seem extremely smart and creative, perfectly suited to your field. I'm thinking alot of firms would be lucky to land you. I know all this doesn't mean smack in the scheme of things, but just want to send some karma.

Good luck buddy.

Nice start to the year. Already had to take my youngest (16) to the urgent care. He bumped heads with a friend at midnight and opened up a gash right over his right eye. Hello stitches.

My refrigerator died, my roof is leaking and the check engine light came on in my car. Happy 2017!!

I've decided that I am going to rebuilt my 150cc Vespa ET4

Not really a vent, but I'm sure its going to contribute a lot to this thread in 2017.

carcassdragger wrote:Damn, Chi, I don't come to this thread very often and just saw the news. Man, I sure hope things shape up for you soon. You seem extremely smart and creative, perfectly suited to your field. I'm thinking alot of firms would be lucky to land you. I know all this doesn't mean smack in the scheme of things, but just want to send some karma.

Good luck buddy.

Thanks CD. Appreciate that a ton.

The wife enrolled our daughter in tap dancing today and daughter is soooooooo proud of her new shoes.

We have tile and hardwood.

after the past hour, I think I'd take the Lego Fire walk about now...

Just got notified that I have to go pee in a cup at 7:30 this morning.

azgreg wrote:Just got notified that I have to go pee in a cup at 7:30 this morning.

You heard from our old pal Percy, huh?

#RealOldJoke

Chicat wrote:

azgreg wrote:Just got notified that I have to go pee in a cup at 7:30 this morning.

You heard from our old pal Percy, huh?

#RealOldJoke

Trump offered you a job?

Alieberman wrote:

Chicat wrote:

azgreg wrote:Just got notified that I have to go pee in a cup at 7:30 this morning.

You heard from our old pal Percy, huh?

#RealOldJoke

Trump offered you a job?

You forgot the hashtag.

#GoldenOpportunity

Chicat wrote:

azgreg wrote:Just got notified that I have to go pee in a cup at 7:30 this morning.

You heard from our old pal Percy, huh?

#RealOldJoke

There's a name from the past that needs to stay there.

CalStateTempe wrote:The wife enrolled our daughter in tap dancing today and daughter is soooooooo proud of her new shoes.

We have tile and hardwood.

after the past hour, I think I'd take the Lego Fire walk about now...

Take it from someone who has a daughter that has been tap dancing competitively for 10 years. Buy yourself a tap board it will save you in the long run if she continues dancing.

An infrequent visitor to this thread. Really bummed reading that news, Chicat. Is it old news (he said hoping)?

The workforce can such a merciless place.

UAdevil wrote:40 today. Bleh.

Bearing down on 60, which is the new 40, which is "bleh."

Damn.

gumby wrote:An infrequent visitor to this thread. Really bummed reading that news, Chicat. Is it old news (he said hoping)?

The workforce can such a merciless place.

No good news to counter the shitty, but I'm working on it. Hoping to update the I Own The World thread soon.

Thinking positive thoughts for you.

gumby wrote:Thinking positive thoughts for you.

Appreciate that. Financially it hasn't been an issue, and likely won't be, so I'm enjoying my time with my kids and the dog.

gumby wrote:

UAdevil wrote:40 today. Bleh.

Bearing down on 60, which is the new 40, which is "bleh."

Damn.

Its double "bleh". Right there with you staring at the abyss.

Chicat wrote:

gumby wrote:Thinking positive thoughts for you.

Appreciate that. Financially it hasn't been an issue, and likely won't be, so I'm enjoying my time with my kids and the dog.

That's very nice. I really enjoy working essentially half time and being able to not stress out over my free time and just to do things I want to do and for the family.

I cannot fucking believe how expensive it is to remodel 2 bathrooms in a Santa Monica condo.